kalash@ucbcad.UUCP (10/07/84)
> At one point Disney studios called all of the > animators at Bluth offering them essential blank checks to come back and > finish the Cauldron for them, and not one moved. I'm just glad that > someone like Bluth is trying to carry on the traditional animation styles > and qualities of Walt. I'm just very sorry that it couldn't have been at > Walt's own studio... > Before we get too far into praising Bluth, there are some things you might want to know. First off, Bluth is bankrupt, and his studio has gone under. Second, his animators were VERY unhappy with him after Secret of NIMH. They were asked to work double and triple time for "a share of the profits" (not for salary), which never came through (although Bluth himself made a profit as he was directing). It is my understanding (and this is a bit less sure then the first two) that there were a number of defections after Secret. Joe Kalash kalash@berkeley ucbvax!kalash
chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Zonker T. Chuqui) (10/09/84)
> Before we get too far into praising Bluth, there are some things > you might want to know. First off, Bluth is bankrupt, and his studio has > gone under. Second, his animators were VERY unhappy with him after Secret > of NIMH. They were asked to work double and triple time for "a share of > the profits" (not for salary), which never came through (although Bluth > himself made a profit as he was directing). It is my understanding (and > this is a bit less sure then the first two) that there were a number of > defections after Secret. The last information I had on Bluth was when I talked to them at a con a few months ago. I'm not very suprised at any of this information-- a lot of their future success depended heavily on 'Dragon's lair' and other laser disk video games. As we all know, that entire market has dried up significantly. Bluth Studio's was, also, just another form of high-risk startup. Lots of capital for a risky (but potentially great) return. I hadn't heard of any defections as of last spring, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. And I still don't believe that they were as significant as the Disney debacles of the last few years... chuq -- From the Department of Bistromatics: Chuq Von Rospach {amd,decwrl,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA How about 'reason for living?'
jab@uokvax.UUCP (10/19/84)
/***** uokvax:net.movies / nsc!chuqui / 2:53 pm Oct 9, 1984 */ > Before we get too far into praising Bluth, there are some things > you might want to know. First off, Bluth is bankrupt, and his studio has > gone under. Second, his animators were VERY unhappy with him after Secret > of NIMH. /* ---------- */ DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN I feel like someone just told me there isn't any Santa Claus. "The Secret of NIMH" was a bit contrived, but was a good film --- something I'd feel good about sending my three-year-old niece to. I was happy when it came out that SOMEONE was trying to make quality animation after Walt Disney's death, since it is apparent that no one at Disney Studios is. Oh, well. I guess I live in the wrong age; I can't get THAT worked up over yet-another-Muppet-movie. Jeff Bowles Lisle, IL